Contrary to modern day America, in the novel "1984," by George Orwell, the government seems to have mastered keeping all of the citizens of Oceania fooled almost constantly. ... Orwell wrote 1984 to warn us of the possibility of a totalitarian state like The Party coming to rule and there is a chance that we could end up under a government or figure such as Big Brother. ... The United States of America has almost constantly been involved with foreign wars, and during wartime we are bombarded with propaganda, almost like in 1984. ... George Orwell's cautionary novel, "1984," tells of a t...

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Some individuals, however, have already predicted the government would develop a form of constant surveillance, like George Orwell. Orwell forecasted a futuristic government, which used technology as a relentless eye on the members of the society in the novel 1984. 1984 was correct to the extent of predicting that the government would deny the "natural" rights of individuals and increase their usage of technology to constantly observe their people, whether in public or in their private homes, breaching the inalienable rights protected in the Constitution. ... This recording system i...

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Winston Smith lives his life by this ideal and strives to rebel against his neglectful government. 1984 is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell which tells the story of Winston Smith, an outer party member of the totalitarian Ingsoc (English Socialism Party), for whom he censors news and histories: "Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past" (Orwell, 227). ... Orwell envisions the future that he feared to be realistic and portrays it in 1984. ... She had become a physical necessity" (Orwell, 140). ... "1984 is brutal and vio...

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George Orwell's 1984 follows protagonist, Winston Smith, as he struggles to survive under a totalitarian government by outwardly conforming to mask his inner desire to rebel. ... Clement's Church (Orwell 86). ... to avoid the savage, flesh-eating rats (Orwell 256). ... Eventually, he "[loves] Big Brother " and his ultimate sacrifice contributes to his chances of living (Orwell 266). ... In the end, Winston's many sacrifices allow him to "[win] the victory over himself" and become a survivor (Orwell 266)....

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This essentially describes the society that is found in Airstrip One in Oceania in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. ... In the novel 1984, the first half of the book describes the life of protagonist Winston Smith, and his job of erasing, and rewriting history to make sure his dictator, Big Brother is always correct. ... As Orwell stated in this novel that "Those who control the present, control the past, thus controlling the future." Controlling the past through the elimination of memories is a tactic that is often used by many dictatorships, and in 1984, there is no exception to this. ...

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